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    A little confused

    Two questions. First my substrate turns green with algae very quickly, and I do not like the way this looks. I have noticed most other peoples tanks dont do this. Any ideas why? I leave the lights on 9-10 hours a day. Second is one 155 watt flourcesant and 1 100 watt blue antlic? (not sure...
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    I need a thumbs up/opinions from you guys

    I HAVE ordered from saltwaterfish.com. and everything i got was in great shape, I have the best looking coral beauty i have ever seen, and the coral polyps i got had around 50 of them on one medium rock. I have ordered twice from this site, and cannot praise them enough for the quality...
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    Live Rock and Coraline

    Hey what does IO or OI stand for
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    least favorite fish

    Yeah damn-sels, there a bitch to catch.
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    Green chromis vanshied

    The same thing happened to a cleaner wrasse of mine, he disappeared one day. About a week later after we were sure our coral banded got him, the wrasse re-appeared with no explanation, and was fine, no marks or any such things. After that we decided to name him houdini. So dont worry the...
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    coral line algae

    Does anyone know of any good products to stimulate coral line algae growth? I have been using a product that my lfs owner recommended and it hasnt been working, the CLA has been dieing on my live rock. It is called reef complete and has iodine, stronium, and calcium in it. I have been adding...
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    New Poll

    blood shrimp
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    Emergency!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    If your protien skimmer is a hang on, and you have just added phytoplex or calcium, it is best to turn your skimmer off for a few hours. You might also notice your skimmer is spurting out mini bubbles during this sudden additions of chemicals. This is because many of these additives raise the...
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    6 line wrasse and arrow head

    Are 6 line wrasses ok with inverts, such as shrimp and crabs?
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    Colt Coral

    Has anyone ever had experience with colt coral? If so how did you take care of it? Is is just like normal corals and only needs light and good water conditions? Is it a hard coral to take care of? Thanks to anyone that anwsers.
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    Seahorse tank?

    If you want the low down on seahorses go to www.seahorse.*** , they tell you everything you need to know. Have fun, and remember if you get seahorses, they are hard to take care of, expensive and time consuming.
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    Question for the Gurus

    My blue damsels mated last night, i saw the male release his sperm and the female her eggs, then the male guarded and took care of them. It was cool to watch, know comes the question, how do i take care of them. I only have 4 fish in the tank and figure if i give a few small feeds a day, they...
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    HELP ME BRING JUSTICE IN MY TANK! DOWN WITH THE ASSASIN!

    Try taking the lid of your aquarium off, and when you see the shrimp dart to a piece of live rock, just take the whole piece of rock out and then get rid of him. Its a pain, but works. Good Luck
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    Color Changing Damsels?

    I am pretty sure the damsels color changing has to do with their moods. When i first bought 2 blue damsels they turned black in the bag and after a few hours getting acclimated in the tank they turned back to the bright blue. I have also seen it happen before my eyes, the fish turns light to...
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